Dumping grate



Nov. 24, 1931. l J. R. FORBES 1,833,780

DUMPING GRATE Filed June 1s, 192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR BYchn R Erbes ATTORN EY fThis .invention relates to dumpinggratasA orcoal burning furnaces, and `hasl particular reference 'to certain improvementsin ithe grate dumping mechanism therefor.

The invention primarily co'nnprehendsr an improved dumping mechanism and` control i which removesfrorn theash pitall obstruelf tions which maybe subject to injury,vdistorl tion or 10 ments.

y f AST-a furthe breakage' by the Sh 'removing imple?? r feature, lthe invention com? prehends an improved dumping mechanisml control'for theseparate dumping sets,by virtuefof which the dumpinggoperation may ation control. 1 `Other objects 'of 'y tralizing thefdumping `oper-U "theffinvention reside?` t the comparative simplicity of construction y w20- and mode of operation 2of the grate,`the econj omy 'Withwhich it maybeV produced and-in-` stalled and the general' vptheiefrom.

'With theV abov scription 'and accompanying drawings,A in" whlch there 1s exhibited one exampleor ern bodiment of the invention, define the actual scope "of thesame. y Inthed'rawings: "i Y Figure I1 i While theV :laims s al sectional plan V through ai'furnace equipped' dumping grate assemblage'l const the inventions g w y. y, 1 .Figure 21s1alsect1onal "vlevv taken approX1--' Vmately on the line QLQfofFigure Landfillusl'v .ure 1.

` indicated at G in Figure 4:2.

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Figure 5 is a per gratev elements removed. f

Figureir is a `fragment tional view takenapproXimatel lageandl its control larged fia'gmentary "seein" trimtirarse sectional f Qly-011tlle line of gr spective -vievv of one'of the ary I horizontal sec-.w y ,01,1 ,the line;

reference, the Agrate ass mountedtransversely;Within* the Supporting.

`,ing tjrunnions,l 18 V'on the Isidea rails *12. j rocking' of` eachy cradle from aghorizontalE tol,

eiiicienoy derived/ e recited; and other-objects 25 in view, reference is had to the following deorY `othervvijse securdjjtof an :operatin ls QSivhich extends forvvardly-'through-fthfe tothe frontoffthe urnae the, shaft "93 which isconneote'd tothe Y foremost Vcradle and also -throughahello i se'p'aratejcontrolf of the-cradlesfivliiclr arejdis Y f shaft, y2li and squared a or other-Wise y ablage inuit-aes i' 'rectangular' supporting rameQlOji/vhich Which` depend vfrom the; Opposite side QAjthereo. The' cradle membersf designated generally' by `the "referencecliaracterflfof of a Widely spaced pairl ofside rails'li' and iframe f1()torfrockingniovenent by vriiean's of outwardly "projectingwbeai gsl? on'the vveb plates which engage over inwardly pfrojeota 1 a` tilted position or vice versais accomplished by means 4off the interengagement ifa sector i shaped'fvvormrack l9fandfvvor`1n ""nion 20,` the fnniel` `*being connected 1to Tand foarried byL each cradle andprojecting latlefrlall;'` anfarcuate slot Zlilpaitially vfornied, nl'tlie side rail ofthe frame" inthe legiut'Facture.r The Worm pinion 2O fisfinou'nted in anotfcl 22` vinthe leg 1`1`,.vhich notclrcommunieate und@ shaft 24 which is'operatively connected the pinion 200i thefront cradle.= l"QSlii'S allows at 25: vv'ithfmeanstor'accommodating a 

